Awards and Rankings

﻿We are, and always have been, about academic excellence.

At UOW, we’re proud to be among the best modern universities in the world. Throughout our 60-year history, we’ve built an international reputation for world-class research and exceptional teaching quality. In fact, employers have ranked our graduates as some of the most career-ready in the world for nine years in a row.

We’re in the top two per cent of universities worldwide and we’re aiming higher every day.

First university in Australia

Undergraduate

UOW was rated Australia's leading public university for undergraduate student experience in the 2018 Good Universities Guide.

Highest rank in Australian universities in two undergraduate study areas on Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2018:

Law and Paralegal Studies

Teacher Education

Postgraduate

The federal government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) has ranked UOW as number on in Australia for Science and Mathematics.

Undergraduate

First in NSW/ACT for Teaching Quality, Learning Resources, Learner Engagement, and Skills Scale

Postgraduate

#1 in NSW for Generic Skills for postgraduate Business and Management

#1 in NSW for Median Graduate Salary for postgraduate Engineering

#1 in NSW for Generic Skills for postgraduate Science and Mathematics

Employer Graduate Satisfaction Survey

Employers are more satisfied with UOW graduates, than graduates from all other NSW universities. The Australian Government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey ranked employers’ overall satisfaction with UOW graduates at fifth in Australia – the highest ranking achieved by any NSW-based university.

Top 2% of universities in the world

232nd in the world – QS World University Rankings 2018

251-300 band – Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018

201-300 band – Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2017

313th in the world – U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking 2017

264th in the world for research quality – 2016 Leiden Ranking

Globally ranked as one of the world's best modern universities

17th in the world – QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2018

30th in the world – Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017

Rated among Asia-Pacific region's best universities

40th – Times Higher Education Asia Pacific University Rankings 2017

Globally rated a five-star university

5 Star rating - QS World University Rankings 2018

UOW is one of only two Australian universities – and the only publicly funded university - to achieve 5-stars in all student experience measures in the 2018 Good Universities Guide: Overall experience; Skills development; Student support; Teaching quality and Learning resources and learner engagement

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015

98% of UOW disciplines that were assessed in 2015 were rated 'At', 'Above' or 'Well above world standard', based on results at the 4-digit FOR code level.

More than 75% of assessed disciplines were rated as 'Above' or 'Well above world standard', based on results at the 4-digit FOR code level.

Top 1% for graduates as rated by global employers

UOW is consistently ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world for the quality of our graduates in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

Rated 73th in the world for graduate employment rates

Rated 167th in the world for partnerships with employers

Ranked in the 151-200 band overall

Top 50 in the world 2017 QS world rankings by subject

Engineering - Mineral and Mining

Top 50 in the world Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2017 by subject

Energy Science

Hospitality and Tourism

Top 100 in the world 2018 Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject

Engineering

Law

Technology

Top 150 in the world 2017 QS world rankings by subject

Art and Design

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Chemistry

Materials Science

Education

Top 200 in the world 2017 QS world rankings by subject

Communication and Media Studies

English Language and Literature

Engineering - Mechanical

Earth and Marine Sciences

Geography

Accounting and Finance

Business and Management Studies

Law

World-Class Law

The federal government's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW in 2017 as the best university in New South Wales and the ACT for Law and Paralegal Studies.

UOW Law has also been ranked 85th worldwide, 8th in Australia and 3rd in New South Wales by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2018).

World-class Engineering and Technology

The federal government's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW in 2017 as the best university in Australia for Engineering and second among all universities in NSW and the ACT for Computing and Information Systems.

UOW Engineering and Technology have also been ranked 96th worldwide, 7th in Australia and 3rd in New South Wales by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (2018).

Recognition of our international focus

Ranked 71st of the top 200 most international universities in the world - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015/2016

Winner of the prestigious 2015 Hong Kong - Australia Business Association (NSW Chapter) Award, recognition of our contribution to the region through international education.

Winner of a Business Excellence Award for Education and Training in the 2015 AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards, recognising a long-term collaboration between the University of Wollongong and leading universities, research organisations and industry bodies in China.

UOW finalist in the HEA Global Teaching Excellence Award 2017

Finalist in 2017 The Global Teaching Excellence Awards (GTEA), recognising teaching excellence. UOW was among 27 institutions shortlisted from among the top universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South Africa and the United Kingdom.